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The Martian ChroniclesSeries
series30 books1946
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about space colonization, set in mars and near future.
Start with The Million Year Picnic →
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)Series
series36 books1982
Hard science fiction, about terraforming, set in far future.
“Ultimately more utopian than dystopian, the story focuses on egalitarian, sociological, and scientific advances made on Mars, while Earth suffers from overpopulation and ecological disaster.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Mars →
The Age of MiraclesNovel
Karen Thompson Walkerstandalone novel2012
Literary & general, about ecological collapse, set in north america.
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in our world.
Man PlusSeries
series2 books1976
Tense in tone, about robots.
“Thomas T. Thomas wrote the sequel Mars Plus, continuing the story of the Martian colony years later.”
from the catalogue
Start with Man Plus →